The State Policy Network has an annual warchest of $83m drawn from major donors like David Koch, above, and food giant Kraft. Photograph: Mark Lennihan/AP By Ed Pilkington in New York and Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington | Originally Published at The Guardian. Thursday 5 December 2013 13.21 [...]
By Anna Simonton | Originally Published at Salon. December 5, 2013 | This article originally appeared on AlterNet. It has been corrected since it first published. Why are finance types investing in local school board elections? Just follow the money Given that Arthur Rock has a [...]
By Ted Cox @tedcoxchicago | Originally Published at DNAinfo Chicago. on December 3, 2013 5:56pm Ald. John Arena says there's an organized strategy to keep his proposed referendum on an elected school board off the March primary ballot. DNAinfo/Ted Cox CITY HALL — A [...]
Photograph; Kelly Fischer says she visited three New Orleans charter schools, and all told her that they couldn't provide services to her disabled son, Noah. Rush Jagoe for The Wall Street Journal By Kari Harden | Originally Published at Louisana Weekly. December 2, 2013 When Kelly Fisher [...]
By Mary Ellen Flannery | Originally Published at National Education Association [NEA] Today. November 26, 2013 Clarence Montgomery has talked to dozens of parents and guardians whose children have attended voucher schools in Milwaukee, and they all have said the same thing: they want the best education [...]
(Photographic Credit: Vadim Georgiev via Shutterstock/Salon) Do we develop children's minds, ensure that public education exists for all, or do we succumb to the pressure that comes from developers? Profiteers and politicians have decided, but what do the people say? "These are the questions" that will confront [...]
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Originally Published at Bill Moyers and Company. November 22, 2013 Education expert Henry Giroux tells Bill public schools are suffering from an overemphasis on academic testing as teachers are stripped of their powers, in schools with disciplinary systems that resemble prisons. “The discipline, particularly in these urban [...]
By Paul Buchheit | Originally Published at Salon | This article originally appeared on AlterNet November 19, 2013 Heartland Institute President Joseph Bast called the public school system a “socialist regime.” Michelle Rhee cautions us against commending students for their ‘participation’ in sports and other activities. Privatizers [...]
"I've crossed the line" seems to be this week's theme. Governor Chris Christie proudly boasts that he was able to endear himself to Democrats, Latinos, and African-American voters. The New Jersey Governor re-elect crossed-the invisible line that divides left from right. He worked to show that he [...]
